Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Unemployment in Moline Acres (13.4%) is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C: better than 25% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability A: more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Missouri 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Moline Acres; the top destination outside it is St. Louis (27%, 8 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.7 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 10.8 in St. Louis (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Moline Acres
Moline Acres and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Moline Acres residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Moline Acres come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Moline Acres than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Moline Acres fell from 678 in 2013 to 392 in 2023, −42%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Moline Acres pay better than its residents’ jobs
64% of the jobs based in Moline Acres pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 41% of the jobs Moline Acres residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Moline Acres. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 779 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Moline Acres’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Moline Acres is better than 25% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Moline Acres’ grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (13.4%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Moline Acres could be anywhere from C− to B+.
27% of working residents work in St. Louis
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Moline Acres clocks in
27% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
392 jobs are based in Moline Acres. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Moline Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moline Acres, 2013 → 2023: 678 → 392. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Moline Acres quiets down on a workday
On a workday 770 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 383 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Moline Acres on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.50 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Missouri
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moline Acres workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 734 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Moline Acres commutes less than 9 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Moline Acres is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Moline Acres is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Moline Acres near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 959 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.6% of Moline Acres households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Moline Acres’ commuters take a bus or train.
Moline Acres is 3,524th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Moline Acres, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 48 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,522 | Whitefield NH | 2,535 | $63K | 11.0% | 4.3% | 15% | C |
| 3,523 | Seward NY | 1,588 | $87K | 16.4% | 5.4% | 1% | C |
| 3,524 | Moline Acres MO | 2,093 | $55K | 18.9% | 13.4% | 1% | C |
| 3,525 | Canadian TX | 2,129 | $59K | 6.6% | 5.6% | 37% | C |
| 3,526 | Preston Heights IL | 2,449 | $52K | 22.8% | 7.2% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Moline Acres and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bellefontaine Neighbors (2%). Darker towns draw more of Moline Acres’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moline Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moline Acres | – | C | A | 26 min | $55,132 |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | 2% | C | A | 27 min | $49,170 |
| Castle Point | under 3% | C | A− | 23 min | $37,679 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Moline Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Moline Acres?
$55,132 (±$11,641) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moline Acres?
18.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moline Acres?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moline Acres work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (27%, 8 mi), Maryland Heights (5%, 12 mi), Hazelwood (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moline Acres walkable?
Moline Acres is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moline Acres without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moline Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moline Acres
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.